Search called off for missing swimmer in Sussex

The nine-hour search to find the swimmer who went missing in the sea in Sussex today (Sunday, July 24) has been called off by the coastguard.

Emergency services had been looking for the 19-year-old from London since around 12.40pm after two other swimmers had been rescued at Camber Sands.

The RNLI lifeboats stood down at around 4.20pm but now the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has called off the search.

“After an extensive search of the Camber Sands area and the surrounding sea, UK Coastguard has called off the search for a missing swimmer who was seen struggling in the water earlier today,” a coastguard spokesman said.